next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
chorus; singing in a chorus
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
door; gate; opening; title page
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
although I say; although one might say; although called
comparatively; relatively
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
tie-in sale; product bundle
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
first year of high school; first-year high school student
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
promotion (school, military, etc.)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
adviser; advisor; consultant
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof